ViolaNY
A town of 8,461, settled in 1882.
Is Viola a good place to live?
21% of residents live below the poverty line in Viola, where New York’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. We don’t grade Viola yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Viola stand out
Where Viola beats most towns.
Viola has grown 20% from 2010 to 2020
6,868 counted in 2010 and 8,208 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
United States Military Academy and 522 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Viola. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw25 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw26 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw25 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Viola: who provides what
Viola is unincorporated, so Rockland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Viola.
With 2.5 jobs for every working resident, Viola draws in 5,927 commuters
Most working residents leave Viola for work: only 7% work in town. At 29 minutes, Viola’s average trip to work is against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Viola grew to 6,111 in 2023, 4,170 more than in 2013.
| Viola | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.5% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of New York and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Viola is lower
The FEMA risk score in Viola is 2 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More children than New York overall
Children under 18 are 39% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide). 15% of Viola residents are 65 or older. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Viola | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Viola | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 25% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 2.8% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.3% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.7% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.2% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 15% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.4% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.8% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 1.6% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.9% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.4% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Viola has four seasons and pleasant summers
Viola has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Viola is
Viola beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Viola.
| Viola | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Viola | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 6% |
| More smokers | 14.6% | 11.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.5% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Viola
Colleges nearby
26 within 15 miles of the center of Viola
About 6 of every 100 Viola residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Every workday, about 5,927 people come to Viola for work
Where Viola’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Viola
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Viola ( ) is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Airmont, east of Montebello, south of Wesley Hills, and west of Hillcrest. As of the 2020 census, Viola had a population of 8,208.
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- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 568 ft
Viola’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Viola.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montebello | #298 | B | D− | — | B+ | A− |
| Monsey | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Airmont | #497 | C+ | C− | — | D | B+ |
| New Hempstead | #570 | C | D | — | D− | A |
| Wesley Hills | #386 | B− | D | — | D | A |
Montebello, Airmont, New Hempstead and Wesley Hills report no FBI crime data of their own. Viola and Monsey aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Viola with a neighbor →
Questions about Viola
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Viola, NY a good place to live?
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